Syfy Acquires Canadian Series ‘Primeval: New World’

Syfy has closed a deal with Entertainment One (eOne) to acquire the upcoming Canadian science-fiction series Primeval: New World. The show’s 13 episode first season is set to premiere on Syfy in 2013 alongside the network’s other recent acquisition Sinbad.

Primeval: New World is based on the UK series Primeval was created by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens and will be written by Gillian Horvath, Peter Hume, Jon Cooksey, Sarah Dodd, Katherine Collins and Judith and Garfield Reeve-Steven. The drama series follows a specialized team of animal experts and scientists that investigates the appearance of temporal anomalies and battles both prehistoric and futuristic creatures. Primeval: New World is produced by Omni Films and Impossible Pictures and stars Niall Matter (Eureka), Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Miranda Frigon (Heartland), Geoff Gustafson (Hot Tub Time Machine) and Danny Rahim (Eastenders).

Speaking of the acquisition of Primeval: New World, Chris Regina, Syfy’s Senior Vice President of Programming, said: “This fast-paced entertaining and smart series will delight fans of the original program as well as introduce new viewers to this fascinating world.”

While Jon Ferro, Senior Vice President of Program Sales for eOne, commented: “We’re thrilled to be continuing our relationship with Syfy in securing another action drama with the network. Primeval: New World has a great cast, solid story-telling and state of the art special effects – all the right elements to make it a success that fits right in with Syfy’s stellar line up.”

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